Exam 21: Principles and Techniques of Instrument Processing and Sterilization

When transporting and processing contaminated patient care items,precautions need to be taken to avoid personal exposure to microorganisms through:

Drying instruments to prevent rusting is essential when processing in:

Ultrasonic cleaners are used to:

For sterilization to occur,the minimal contact time for instruments in a chemical liquid sterilizer is _____ hour(s).

Microorganisms in a steam sterilizer are killed by:

In the sterilization process,a process indicator is an example of _____ monitoring.

All of the following are chemicals used to create vapor for sterilizing with chemical vapor sterilization except:

All of the following are forms of sterilization monitoring except _____ monitoring.

An ultrasonic cleaner cleans dirty instruments using sound waves,which cause:

All of the following will cause a sterilization failure except:

The process of killing all microorganisms,including bacterial endospores,is:

Sterilization errors include:

Instrument processing should flow in a single loop from dirty,to _____,to storage.

The temperature during handpiece sterilization should never exceed ____° F.

A tear in an instrument package requires the dental assistant to:

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered intermediate-level or low-level disinfectant is suitable for cleaning _____ instruments.

Some ultrasonic cleaning solutions have:

A method for sterilizing unwrapped patient care items for immediate use is:

The ideal instrument-processing area should be:

The minimum frequency recommended by the CDC,ADA,and OSAP for biologic monitoring of all sterilizing equipment is: